Japanese regional airports, Chinese airlines face Taiwan feud fallout

Cancellations cast shadow on local economies as carriers brace for profit squeeze

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan earlier this month enraged the government of Chinese President Xi Jinping, prompting a wave of Japan flight cancellations by Chinese airlines. (Nikkei montage/Photos by Ken Suzuki, Yusuke Hinata and Konosuke Urata)

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TOKYO -- As Tokyo and Beijing feud over Taiwan, a wave of flight cancellations by Chinese airlines serving Japanese cities is hitting both the carriers and smaller regional airports that count on their traffic.

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